Rich Lerner and Brandel Chamblee believe Sahith Theegala is leaving The Sentry ‘a better player’ and further validating his game as the PGA Tour season gets underway. #GolfChannel #GolfCentral #SahithTheegala
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TELECAST AND WE WILL TOUCH ON IT AS WE GO ON. HE IS 4-7 WITH A 54 HOLE LEAD. THE OTHER GUY THAT SHOWED OUT CERTAINLY DAY ONE AND AGAIN TODAY SHOOTING 10 UNDER 63 WAS SAHITH THEEGALA BUT FOR THE 18th HOLE, MAY BE A PLAYOFF. HERE IS SAHITH AFTER HIS ROUND.
>> IT WAS A GREAT DAY, GREAT DAY. GOT OFF TO A REALLY NICE START. I JUST SAW MY REPLAY ON TWO. IT WAS TOP EDGE PRETTY MUCH. I HAD A BONUS ON THREE AND NEVER REALLY LOOKS BACK FROM THERE. AT THAT POINT, A LITTLE BIT OF KNOWING GUYS WOULD GO LOW AND
THERE WOULD BE A TON OF LOOKS, I WAS SO CALM AND STAYING PATIENT ON THE PUCKS. JUST A FEW THAT ARE SIX AND SEVEN AND REALLY COULD HAVE GOTTEN AROUND OFF OF A SUPER FAST START BUT I KNEW THERE WOULD BE A TON MORE LOOKS. SO I THINK KIRK DID AN
INCREDIBLE SHOT AT 17 THERE. IF WE WERE TIED, I THINK HE PROBABLY PULLED OFF A BIRDIE THERE AS WELL. BUT REALLY WISH I COULD HAVE THOSE RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. >> WHAT DID YOU SEE IN THE PUTT ON 18? >> IT WAS A PUTT THAT WE PRACTICED A LOT THE LAST COUPLE
OF YEARS. JUST KNOWING, IT IS ALWAYS FUNNY, THE BRAKES ARE FUNNIER AROUND THE HOLE. THERE ARE A CUP FAL OF ANGLES AND THERE IS A LITTLE SLOPE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE GREEN. WE WERE AT AN ANGLE THAT WE WERE PRETTY POSITIVE IT DID BREAK RIGHT BUT WE BOTH HAD IT BARELY
OUTSIDE OF THE EDGE AND THAT WAS WITH A FIRMER PACE. I JUST DIDN’T QUITE — I HIT IT RIGHT DOWN THE LINE, JUST HIT IT PROBABLY 6 TO 10 INCHES TOO SHORT AND THEN THE GREEN GOT IT GOING RIGHT AND I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO GO TOO LOW.
BUT I HAD A REALLY NICE CHIP. WHEN YOU ARE CHIPPING, LANDING INTO THE GRAIN, IT CAN GET A LITTLE SIDEWAYS BALANCE AND NEVER SAT DOWN LAST BUT THE SECOND THE BALL HIT FOR SURE. >> HE IS A FUN PLAYER TO WATCH, EXCITING, ORIGINALITY AND CREATIVITY THERE. HOW DO YOU ASSESS SAHITH’S WEEK?
>> JUST SORT OF VALIDATING WHAT HE DID IN 2010 WITH A SECOND PLACE FINISH. HE HAD A MISS AT 17 AND 18. HE WILL LEAVE HERE A BETTER PLAYER BUT HE WILL ALSO LEAVE WITH SOME GREAT MEMORIES AND CLUTCH SHOTS. HE HAD 227 YARDS, EVEN PAR AT THREE AND THIRD.
HE LIKES TO HIT THE CUT OFF OF IT TEE, LIKES TO DRAW INTO THE GREEN BUT HE CAN DO ANYTHING. HE CAN WORK IN EITHER DIRECTION. BEAUTIFUL SOFT CUT FOR THE SECOND. IT COULD HAVE EASILY GONE IN. A TAP IN BIRDIE THERE. ZONE SHOT IN BETWEEN THERE. AND THEN HE DROVE IT PURPOSELY
AT NINE UP THE HILL. WATCH THE HIGH CUT HERE. THIS IS ABOUT AS BIG OF A CUT WITH AN IRON SHOT INTO THE HOLE LOCATION THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN BY ANY PLAYER. JUST A GORGEOUS SHOT UP THAT HILL, SWINGING IT AROUND THE CORNER, JUST BEAUTIFULLY DONE, SETTING UP FOR ANOTHER NICE BIRDIE.
HERE AT THE 11th, JUST LOVE THIS. A BIG HIGH, EVEN MORE OF A DRAW. AGAIN, WATCHING HIM WORK, THAT WAS JUST PLAYED PERFECTLY. JUST OVER THAT BUMP, JUST ENOUGH SOFT DRIVE TO TAKE THE FLOW. HE WAS ABLE TO KNOCK THAT ONE DOWN. PLENTY OF SPEED. HE WAS CLOSE AT 14.
IT’S A BREATH OF DOWN WIND HERE. SO TAKING A LOT OFF OF THIS, WORKING THE BIG, HIGH, SOFT CUT. BY THE TIME THIS ONE FINISHES, IT MAY RUN OVER THE GREEN BUT THIS ONE KEEPS COMING BACK TOWARDS THE HOLE. SET UP A REALLY GOOD LOOK FOR EAGLE, 20 FEET AWAY.
AND THEN THERE WAS TIME TO SETTLE DOWN. AND THEN AT THE 16, UP THE HILL, IT WAS JUST OFF THE HANDLE. YOU CAN JUST DO MAGICAL THINGS WITH THE WEDGES. WE TALK ABOUT THAT YESTERDAY. AGAIN, VERY EXCITING PLAYER TO WATCH. WE TALKED ABOUT IT EARLIER THIS WEEK, SORT OF A CORY PAGAN,
CHEECHY RODRIGUEZ. THESE PLAYERS DON’T COME ALONG OFTEN, ABLE TO PLAY FROM ANY DIRECTION. >> ABILITY TO WORK THE GOLF BALL BOTH WAYS, THE SOFT HANDS. I WILL GIVE YOU ANOTHER ASPECT. HE HAS A GOOD SPIRIT AND THAT SERVES HIM WELL WITH A HIGH LEVEL COMPETITION. >> AGREED, GREAT SPEED ON THE
GREEN AND OFF THE TEE. HE HAS A FABULOUS TOUCH. THERE IS A LOT OF GREAT GOLF IN STORE FOR THIS YOUNG MAN. >> BIGGER EVENTS? >> THE MASTERS FOR HIM. HE PLAYED THE FIRST MASTERS LAST YEAR. IT TAKES SOME SEASONING TO PLAY PRETTY GOOD THERE. HE HAD A TOP TEN FINISH IN HIS
DEBUT THERE. HE SEEMS PERFECT FOR THE MASTERS. AS THE U.S. OPEN LEFT MORE WIGGLE ROOM OFF OF THE TEE, IT HAS ALMOST BECOME ANOTHER MASTERS IN THE SETUP OF THE GOLF COURSE AND SELECTION OF THE GOLF COURSES. THE WHOLE D NRGS A OF THE U.S. OPEN HAS CHANGED.
YOU LIKE HIM MORE AND MORE AT A U.S. OPEN. AND OF COURSE AT THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO WORK THE BALL INTO ALL OF THE DIFFERENT CROSS WINDS, AGAIN, THERE ARE NOT AT ALL MANY GOLF TOURNAMENTS THAT YOU WILL NOT LIKE THE HIT. I WOULD HAVE SAID YEARS AGO,
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